As Xia Youyou was being dragged by Cao An to the School of Mechanical Engineering, she was still immersed in the thought of being teasingly called "Teacher Xia" by the principal.
Seeing her lowering her head, Cao An said, "Teacher Xia, watch where you're going!"
The little girl looked up and glared at him when she heard that. He held her hand, and her other free hand pinched the back of his hand.
"hiss!"
Cao An grimaced in pain. The little girl was going to kill him!
"Wrong, wrong, I was wrong!"
Xia Youyou finally let go, wrinkling her nose and snorting at him. "You always mess with me, and then you beg for mercy! What do you want?"
"I was just teasing you!" Cao An said indifferently, pulling her hand behind her back and walking forward lazily, pinching her soft fingers from time to time.
Xia Youyou bared her teeth behind him, "Do you think I've become your special someone to tease you about?"
"That's right!" Cao An teased her and started talking without thinking.
This made the little girl behind him angry, and she kicked him directly on the calf.
Cao An almost stumbled and turned around, "Xia Youyou, you are so cruel!"
The little girl rolled her eyes and turned her head away, ignoring him and giving him a free eye roll.
"Stinky girl!"
"You're the one who stinks!"
"You stink the most!"
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The two of them childishly quarreled as they walked, like elementary school students, all the way to the classroom.
*
The next day was Saturday. Cao An and Xiao Hai went to see Huang Run early in the morning to see if there was any house available for purchase and the land for building a factory, and to inquire about when construction could begin.
Xia Youyou slept until she woke up naturally. In a daze, she reached out her hand to her side, but didn't feel any warmth. Then she remembered that the man had gone to Pengcheng.
I felt empty for a moment, then pretended to be calm, got up and got dressed.
Last night I found out that my brother and the others were going to look for Huang Run. It was such a golden opportunity, so of course I had to go out and play by myself!
After washing and dressing, I went downstairs. In the kitchen yard, I saw my mother helping to wash vegetables.
Xia Youyou was helpless, it seemed there was no way to change it!
"Mom." She walked over and squatted beside Liu Hui, "Remember to use hot water!"
"Got it!" Liu Hui stood up and wiped her hands on her apron. "Are you hungry? I left some porridge for you. Your brother made it himself."
Xia Youyou took her hand and went to the kitchen with her.
The clay pot warming on the small stove exudes the aroma of seafood porridge.
Obviously, he calculated the time she would get up, and cooked it until it was warm enough so that there would be no fishy smell from the seafood.
Leaning on Liu Hui's shoulder, he watched her take a bowl and fill it with seafood porridge.
"Thank you, Mom." Her nose suddenly felt sore. How could she deserve them to be so nice to her when they were not related to her by blood?
Liu Hui glared at her, "Why are we all thanking each other as a family?" She placed the porridge on a tray and led her to the dining room. "It's a good thing there's no one outside right now, so I'll watch you eat."
"Okay." Xia Youyou said hoarsely and sat down in her seat.
Smell the sweet seafood porridge in the air and enjoy the warmth of my mother's caress on my head.
A hot tear fell into the bowl while Liu Hui was not paying attention.
Xia Youyou blinked hard a few times, letting the remaining tears lubricate her sore eyes. She calmly scooped up the tear that had dissolved into the porridge with a spoon and put it into her mouth.
The salty taste mixed with the sweetness, and she actually tasted a different flavor than before.
Sweeter than honey, sourer than lemon.
He took a deep breath and drank the seafood porridge in one breath.
"Another bowl?" Liu Hui stroked her hair, considering whether to help her tie it up.
"No need, Mom. I'm full." He put the bowl on the tray and stood up to take it to the kitchen.
Liu Hui hurriedly stopped her and said, "I'll do it, you sit down."
Xia Youyou didn't listen to her. She held the tray in one hand and held her hand with the other and walked to the back.
"I can still do this little thing. You can't really turn me into a useless person who can't do anything!" She turned around and joked.
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Liu Hui said to her with amusement, "What a waste! Nonsense!"
Putting the bowls in the basin in front of Aunt Li who was washing them, Xia Youyou said to the two cooks, "Thank you for your hard work, Aunts."
"No, no." Aunt Li still felt guilty about her daughter scolding Xia Youyou last time, so she didn't dare to look her in the face every time.
Aunt Yao, on the other hand, was much more relaxed. "Is one bowl enough for Youyou? Your brother made it for you himself, and even gave us a bowl."
Aunt Yao saw Cao An's behavior of doting on his sister and was envious of him.
Anyway, there is no such harmony between her children in her family. They either quarrel or fight every day. It's really a headache!
"Aunt Yao, I'm full. There's more in the pot. If you're hungry, just eat it. Don't be disgusted."
After a few pleasantries, Xia Youyou and Liu Hui went to the restaurant.
She hasn't told her mother that she's going out to play.
"Mom, I'm going out for a while. You don't have to leave me lunch."
Liu Hui tightened her grip on her hand, disapprovingly recounting Cao An's instructions that morning. "Your brother knew you were going out, but he said no!"
Xia Youyou was overwhelmed and started to act coquettishly while holding her hand, "Mom~"
"Ouch!" Liu Hui closed her eyes unbearably and even wanted to cover her ears with her hands. "Don't act like a spoiled child to me. Your brother told you to!"
"Then I'll get home before he comes back, and you won't tell him, okay?"
"No." Liu Hui was not fooled. This man had gone out, so how could she know when Cao An would be home?
Since no one agreed no matter what she said, Xia Youyou had to find another way.
She pretended to compromise and said, "Okay, then I'll go to the guesthouse and take a look."
Liu Hui looked at her suspiciously, "I'll go with you."
Xia Youyou pouted and said, "Mom~"
"Don't act like a spoiled child. Your brother has given me so many warnings that I let him go because I thought he was nagging!" Liu Hui was so angry when she thought of her son's nagging look in the morning!
"Mom~" Xia Youyou pulled her hand and shook it, "Then I'll be gone for a while, and I promise to be back before lunch!" Even if they didn't go shopping, they would definitely go to the Antique Street to see why the vendor didn't deliver anything.
In the end, Liu Hui nodded under Xia Youyou's soft and hard persuasion, "Come back early, don't delay too long."
"I know, Mom!" Xia Youyou put on her backpack and walked out of the restaurant quickly, not even looking back. "If I'm not back by noon, don't worry. I will definitely be home before my brother comes back!"
Liu Hui chased after him and warned, "Don't go to crowded places. Don't take risks. Do you hear me?"
"knew!"
Xia Youyou walked quickly to the bus stop. Just as a bus passed by, she jumped on it and sat down in an empty seat.
I let out a long sigh, feeling so tired.
Cao An is so cunning! He actually let my mother stop me! Humph, I'll settle the score with him when I get back!
The bus drove all the way to the city center, and her somewhat lost mood was relieved a little.
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